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Tennessee AcAdemy of fAmily PhysiciAns 3

CO-EDITORS Michael Hartsell, M.D., FAAFP

GreenevilleKim Howerton, M.D.

JacksonSherry L. Robbins, M.D.

Knoxville

OFFICERS PRESIDENT:

Walter Fletcher, M.D.

PRESIDENT-ELECT:Sherry L. Robbins, M.D.

VICE PRESIDENT:Ty Webb, M.D., FAAFP

SECRETARY-TREASURER:Daniel Lewis, M.D., FAAFP

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT:Ernest Jones, MS, M.D., FAAFP

SPEAKER OF THE CONGRESS:James D. Holt, M.D., FAAFP

VICE SPEAKER OF THE CONGRESS:Gregg Mitchell, M.D.

DELEGATES TO THE AAFP:Lee Carter, M.D., FAAFP

T. Scott Holder, M.D.

ALTERNATE DELEGATES TO THE AAFP:Wes Dean, M.D., FAAFP

Alan Wallstedt, M.D.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/MANAGING EDITOR:

Cathy Dyer

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TENNESSEE ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS

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President’s Corner

Editorial: In Memory of Our Friends and Colleagues

Highlights of 2016 Tennessee AFP Annual Assembly

Resident & Student Research at the TNAFP Annual Assembly

TNAFP 2016 “John S. Derryberry M.D. Distinguished Service Award” James D. King, M.D., FAAFP, Selmer

TNAFP 2016 “Family Physician of the Year Award” Geogy Thomas, M.D., FAAFP, MBA, Jellico

Your 2017 Tennessee AFP Officers & Board of Directors

Report of the Tennessee AFP Delegation to the 2016 AAFP Congress of Delegates

Amendments to the Constitution & Bylaws Adopted by 2016 Tennessee AFP Congress

Special Recognition: 68th Annual Scientific Assembly

Leaders on the Move: Information for Members

2017 Tennessee Tar Wars Poster Contest Dates Set & Volunteer Teachers Needed

Tennessee AFP Members: Post Your Practice Opportunities at No Cost

2017 Tennessee AFP Awards Call for Nominees

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ife has been quiet in Public

Wells, Tennessee. The corn has

been harvested and the neigh-

bors are working on the beans. My fall

garden did well this year. We enjoyed

turnip greens before the Annual Assembly

in Gatlinburg. Everyone in my part of the

world is officially sick of the presidential

election, and most of us are secretly hop-

ing the Cubs win the series. We watched

UT football with great hope.

The world of medicine has not been so

peaceful. ICD-10 is upon us. My clinic has

not had any problems, yet. As the man who

jumped out of the 10th story window said

at the 5th floor, “So far, so good.” The

last time I checked, MACRA and MIPS

would officially start in 2017, with no

clear direction about provider require-

ments. Opioids continue to be a major

problem in Tennessee. Scope of practice

continues to be an issue in the nation and,

particularly, in Tennessee. I am astounded

at just how many people do not know

the difference between a board-certified

family physician and a nurse practitioner.

Small, independent rural practices are

becoming an endangered species.

There is good news. Direct Primary

Care is official in Tennessee, thanks to the

efforts of our Academy and some other

groups. If you have not heard about this

practice model, look it up, or do what those

young docs do and google it. I tried to

google my wife last week, and she slapped

the fire out of me, so I just look things

up now. Salaries for family physicians

nationwide continue to climb faster than

those of specialists. The job offers have

dramatically increased in the last two to

three years and the offers include benefits

like health insurance and paid vacation.

As an independent practitioner I have

only dreamed of such luxury. Finally,

most patients still appreciate our efforts.

People are beginning to realize how much

we have struggled these last years. I think

I have received more “Thank yous” in

the last year than the previous ten.

Technology is also advancing almost

too fast to assimilate. We have everything

from handheld ultrasounds to med students

that locate the answer on their phones,

instead of stammering and sweating

when they don’t know the answer.

The Academy has quite a bit of

work to do this year. We have to remain

engaged in the state legislature and work

more closely with our individual legisla-

tors to educate and inform them about

medical issues that affect our patients,

including opioid abuse, scope of practice,

and the harmful effects that overregula-

tion has in the health care arena. We need

to promote family physicians to the state

and to our neighbors and communities.

We need to continue to be involved and

communicate with other health organiza-

tions. While there are multiple solutions

to the problems of health care, we are,

by far, the best option for everyone.

This is why I want you to attend the

Annual Scientific Assembly next year

and to attend the Practice Enhancement

Seminar in February, 2017. Also, please

find more cats for our executive director.

Volunteer to be a delegate to the Tennes-

see Congress of Delegates. Show all of

us old docs how to use social media.

Twenty years ago, Doctor Charles

White, Sr. of Lexington, Tennessee

volunteered me to be a delegate at the

Annual Assembly. “We need new faces

at the Academy to serve, and besides,

it’s fun,” he said. I did not believe him

when he said it would be fun, but he

was right, so come have some fun.

Walter Fletcher, M.D., Martin

2017 President

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PRESIDENT’S CORNERWalter Fletcher, M.D.

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In Memory of Our Friends and Colleagues

EDITORIAL

ommendation of

Deceased Members

Presented By: Ernest Jones,

M.D., MS, FAAFP; 2016 President,

On Behalf of the Tennessee Academy of

Family Physicians’ Board of Directors

Whereas, The Tennessee Academy

of Family Physicians is extremely grate-

ful to its many members who devote

their time and effort to the continuing

growth of the Academy; and

Whereas, The affiliation of

Family Physicians with the Academy

of Family Physicians is necessary

for the continuing expansion of

Family Medicine; and

Whereas, Members of the

Tennessee Academy of Family

Physicians are deeply saddened

by the loss of thirteen (13) of

its members who have passed

away, namely:

• Erman Dale Allen, M.D.,

White Pine – February 2012

• Ralph L. Brickell, Jr., M.D.,

Tullahoma – November 2015

• Robert B. Gaston, Sr., M.D.,

Hermitage – August 2015

• Donald B. Gibson, M.D.,

Cleveland – August 2015

• Charles Ben Harvey, M.D.,

Tullahoma – August 2015

• Halden W. Hooper, Sr., M.D.,

Gallatin – January 2016

• Donald Lee Mapes, M.D.,

New Market – October 2015

• Van Frank Mills, M.D.,

Dickson – January 2016

• Edgar Eugene Perry, M.D.,

Elizabethton – February 2015

• Hilbert B. Savage, Jr., M.D.,

Austin, TX – October 2015

• Jesse Q. Sewell, III, M.D.,

Port Saint Lucie, FL – February 2016

• Joe Kenneth Wallace, M.D.,

Crossville – June 2016

• Laurie Baker, M.D., Collierville –

October 22, 2016 – In transit

to our annual meeting

Now Therefore Be It

RESOLVED, That this Congress of

Delegates here assembled observe a

minute of silent prayer in memory

of these members; And Be It Further

RESOLVED, That the families of these

members be made aware of the deep

and sincere sympathy of the Tennessee

Academy of Family Physicians.

Action Taken: Approved

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Doctor Madhat Kalliny, Nashville, receiving the Fellow Oath from Doctor Schwartzstein.

Doctor Schwartzstein receiving recognition and gifts from Doctor Jones.

HIGHLIGHTS OF 2016 TENNESSEE AFP ANNUAL ASSEMBLY

1st Place Best Female Costume – Marcia Brown, Pathology Partners

2nd Place Best Female Costume – Kreshanna Goforth, United Healthcare

3rd Place Best Female Costume (tie) – Jessica Edwards, Cumberland Pediatric Foundation


HIGHLIGHTS OF 2016 TENNESSEE AFP ANNUAL ASSEMBLY

3rd Place Best Female Costume (tie) – Dawn Fortich, Bearden Health

1st Place Best Male Costume – Jason Goforth, United Healthcare

2nd Place Best Male Costume – Bo Hamilton, SkyMed

3rd Place Best Male Costume – Brian Suiter, United Healthcare


1st Place Best Exhibit Group Costumes – United Healthcare 2nd Place Best Exhibit Group Costumes (tie) – UT Graduate Medical Education

2nd Place Best Exhibit Booth Theme Decorations (tie) – Farragut ENT & Allergy

2nd Place Best Exhibit Booth Theme Decorations (tie) –SkyMed

2nd Place Best Exhibit Group Costume (tie) – Cumberland Center for Healthcare Innovation

1st Place Best Exhibit Booth Theme Decorations – Pathology Partners


A huge “Thank You” to Sherry L. Robbins, M.D., Knoxville, for being the Tennessee AFP’s official photo-grapher, to Sandra King for photo-graphic assistance, and to Linda P Photography.


RESIDENT & STUDENT RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS

NINA SHYAMA APPAREDDY – Medical Student, ETSU Quillen College of Medicine

CAITLIN MORAN – Medical Student, UT Health Science Center

SIENNA NELSON – Medical Student, UT Health Science Center

RESIDENT & STUDENT RESEARCH POSTER DISPLAYS

Thursday, October 27, 2016

ANDREW KUBINSKI, D.O. – Resident, Kingsport Family Medicine Residency Program

HANNAH MAY LIN – Medical Student, UT Health Science Center

DANIEL LUDI – Medical Student, UT Health Science Center

EMILY TOWERY – Medical Student, UT Health Science Center

SARAH JEANNE WOOD – Medical Student, UT Health Science Center

Andrew Kubinski, D.O.

RESIDENT & STUDENT RESEARCHAT THE TNAFP ANNUAL ASSEMBLY


Sienna Nelson

Caitlin Moran

Nina Shyama Appareddy

Resident and Student Research Participants recognized by Doctor Mike Hartsell, Chair, TNAFP Research Committee:


Andrew Kubinski, D.O.

Sienna Nelson

he Tennessee Academy of

Family Physicians’ John S.

Derryberry M.D. Distinguished

Service Award is presented to an indi-

vidual, or individuals, whom the

Tennessee AFP feels has demonstrated

exemplary leadership and character,

along with outstanding and distinguished

service to the family physicians in

Tennessee. The award is named in honor

of the late John S. Derryberry, M.D.,

Shelbyville, who served the Tennessee

and American Academy of Family

Physicians with honor and distinction

from 1964 until his passing in 1998.

This year’s recipient of the

Tennessee Academy of Family

Physicians’ John S. Derryberry

M.D. Distinguished Service Award

is James D. King, M.D., Selmer,

Tennessee. Doctor King has been

a long time dedicated leader and

member of the Tennessee Academy

of Family Physicians. He has held

numerous positions in the Tennessee

AFP, including President, Vice President

and Delegate to the AAFP Congress.

He received the Tennessee AFP’s Family

Physician of the Year Award in 1997.

Jim has been a supporter of Tar Wars

in Tennessee, having taught in his local

classrooms from 2000 until the present.

Additionally, he has been a dedicated

leader of the American Academy of

Family Physicians, having served as

AAFP President in 2007-2008, and

Board Chair in 2008-2009, and a

member of the AAFP Board of

Directors 2003-2006.

Congratulations and best wishes

to Doctor Jim King of Selmer upon

receiving the Tennessee AFP’s 2016

John S. Derryberry M.D. Distinguished

Service Award!

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TNAFP 2016 “JOHN S. DERRYBERRY M.D. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD”

James D. King, M.D., FAAFP, Selmer

Doctor Jim King and his wife, Sandra

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he Tennessee Academy of Family

Physicians’ Family Physician of

the Year Award is bestowed upon

an individual who exemplifies the ideal

family physician and who has made an

outstanding contribution to Family

Medicine and to the advancement of

health and/or medical training and

medical education. This year’s recipient

meets all of these criteria with dignity

and outstanding commitment to family

medicine in Tennessee.

Doctor Geogy Thomas has practiced

full-spectrum family medicine in Jellico,

Tennessee, a rural, underserved commu-

nity, for the last 16 years. He has taken

care of newborns to the elderly and has

done obstetrics, including c-sections.

He has overseen his health center’s

transition from paper to EHR, and has

supported involvement in the meaningful

use program, leading the practice to be

certified as a Level 3 Medical Home.

He was influential in partnering with

UT to provide telemedicine for high risk

obstetric patients. Doctor Thomas teaches

students and residents across the country

promoting family medicine, rural Medi-

cine and spiritual Care of Patients. In

one letter of support received for his

nomination it is stated, “He believes

his patients should begin life with hope,

experience life with joy and end life

with dignity. He is committed to pro-

viding his patients with comprehensive

medical care in a fair and gentle manner,

regardless of their ability to pay.”

Congratulations and best wishes

to Geogy Thomas, M.D., Jellico, upon

receiving the Tennessee Academy of

Family Physicians’ 2016 Family Physician

of the Year. He is the true example of the

dedicated, compassionate and caring

family physician.

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TNAFP 2016 “FAMILY PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD”

Geogy Thomas, M.D., FAAFP, MBA

Doctor Geogy Thomas and his wife, Jessie


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YOUR 2017 TENNESSEE AFPOFFICERS & BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT:Walter Fletcher, M.D., Martin

PRESIDENT-ELECT:Sherry l. robbinS, M.D., Knoxville

VICE PRESIDENT:ty Webb, M.D., FaaFP, SParta

SECRETARY-TREASURER:Daniel leWiS, M.D., FaaFP, Greeneville

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT:erneSt J. JoneS, M.D., MS, FaaFP, carthaGe

SPEAKER OF THE CONGRESS:JaMeS D. holt, M.D., FaaFP, JohnSon city

VICE SPEAKER OF THE CONGRESS:GreGG Mitchell, M.D., JacKSon

DELEGATES TO THE AAFP:lee carter, M.D., FaaFP, huntinGDon

t. Scott holDer, M.D., WincheSter

ALTERNATE DELEGATES TO THE AAFP:WeS Dean, M.D., FaaFP, PoWell

alan WallSteDt, M.D., brentWooD

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:cathy Dyer, brentWooD

DISTRICT 1Director: JiM holt, M.D., JohnSon city

alternate Director: allan Garrett, M.D., JohnSon city

DISTRICT 2Director: GreGory blaKe, M.D., Knoxville

alternate Director: Kenneth bielaK, M.D., Knoxville

DISTRICT 3Director:WilliaM bateS, D.o., clevelanD

alternate Director: allen SherWooD, M.D., oolteWah

DISTRICT 4Director: Kenneth beaty, M.D., livinGSton

alternate Director: chriS SeWell, M.D., JaMeStoWn

DISTRICT 5Director: chriS GaFForD, M.D., Fayetteville

alternate Director: t. Scott holDer, M.D., WincheSter

DISTRICT 6Director: t. Michael helton, M.D., brentWooD

alternate Director: alan WallSteDt, M.D., brentWooD

DISTRICT 7Director: JoSePh “Joey” henSley, M.D., hohenWalD

alternate Director: D. Gabriel “Gabe” PolK, D.o., coluMbia

DISTRICT 8Director: Jerry WilSon, M.D., Milan

alternate Director: JaSon GoolSby, D.o., JacKSon

DISTRICT 9Director: Selena Parnell Dozier, M.D., riveS

alternate Director: John clenDenin, M.D., union city

DISTRICT 10Director: lee berKenStocK, M.D., MeMPhiS

alternate Director: rayMonD WalKer, M.D., Mba, bartlett

MINORITIESDirector: Muneeza Kahn, M.D., MeMPhiS

alternate Director: MeDhat Kalliny, M.D., naShville

NEW PHYSICIANSDirector: craiG WriGht, M.D., brentWooD

alternate Director: eve SPraGue, D.o., JacKSon

WOMENDirector: Katherine hall, M.D., athenS

alternate Director: PeGGy Sue brooKS, M.D., KinGSPort

DISTRICT 11 (RESIDENT)Director: heather WallS, M.D., KinGSPort, (etSu)

alternate Director: DuStin teMPle, M.D., JacKSon (ut)

STUDENTSDirector: Sara Mchenry, JoneSborouGh (etSu)

alternate Director: bianca hill, naShville (Meharry)

REPORT OF THE TENNESSEE AFP DELEGATION TO THE 2016 AAFP CONGRESS OF DELEGATES


he 2016 American Academy of Family Physicians’

Congress of Delegates met in Orlando, Florida on

September 18-21, for the purpose of electing new

Board members, Vice-Speaker and Speaker of the COD and

President-elect of the AAFP, and to consider resolutions

brought forth from state chapters and other designated

constituencies of the Academy. The Tennessee Delegation

included Doctor Lee Carter and Doctor Scott Holder as

seated voting Delegates, Doctor Wes Dean and Doctor Alan

Wallstedt as Alternate Delegates, and our chapter executive,

Cathy Dyer. Doctor Carter again distinguished himself and

our chapter by serving as a Sergeant-at-Arms for the fourth

year during the Congress.

On Sunday night, prior to the beginning of the Congress,

a Town Hall meeting with the leadership of the AAFP was

held. The three major topics brought forth from leadership

were on Payment Reform and MACRA, Opioid Abuse, and

Physician Burnout. Many of our Academy members took the

opportunity during this forum to express to our leadership

their concerns and thoughts on these three issues. The Town

Hall topics usually signal the focus of the Academy over

the coming year.

Three new Board of Director positions are required to be

elected each year by our AAFP Bylaws. Your Tennessee Delega-

tion listened to four Board candidate speeches and a question

and answer session on Tuesday morning. In the afternoon,

three President-elect candidates completed the same process

to assist the COD in making an informed decision about each

candidate’s strengths and weaknesses. This year the Congress

elected Ada Stewart, M.D. from South Carolina, Robert Raspa,

M.D. from Florida and Leonard Reeves, M.D. from Georgia to

serve on the AAFP Board of Directors. The COD elected Alan

Schwartzstein, M.D. from Wisconsin to serve as Vice-Speaker,

and Javette Orgain, M.D. from Illinois to serve as Speaker of

the COD for the second year. The COD elected Mike Munger,

M.D. from Kansas as the 2017 President-elect. John Meigs, Jr,

M.D. from Alabama was installed as the 2017 AAFP President,

and Wanda Filer, M.D. from Pennsylvania was installed as the

new Board Chair.

Resolutions are brought to the Congress by the state chapters

to be considered through Reference Committees with testimony

from the Delegates and representatives of the state Chapters and

special constituencies. The resolutions are discussed in Reference

Committees, and if required, are brought to the floor of the

Congress for further debate with any action on the resolution

to be approved by the Congress. The resolutions brought before

the Congress of Delegates for consideration this year varied

greatly as has been the case in previous years. Some of the topics

involved removal of the Fifth Vital Sign of Pain and Pain Scores,

Transgender Use of Public Facilities, Medicare Prescription Drug

Price Savings, and a National Prescription Drug Monitoring

Database, just to name a few. The TNAFP Delegation were

successful in passage of a sponsored Resolution which rewrote

the language in the Fellow’s Oath. This original idea was brought

forth by a member of our state chapter, and was carried to

successful conclusion by the delegation.

All the resolutions discussed and the actions taken by the

COD, Board Reports and Officer Reports from the 2016

Congress can be accessed via the AAFP website. We ask each

member to review reports and actions with feedback to the

Tennessee AFP office or your Tennessee delegation to the AAFP,

or Tennessee AFP Board of Directors. As your AAFP Delegates

and Alternate Delegates, we thank you for allowing us to serve

and represent you at the national level.

Respectfully submitted,

Lee Carter, MD, Delegate

T. Scott Holder, MD, Delegate

Wes Dean, MD, Alternate Delegate

Alan Wallstedt, MD, Alternate Delegate


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Amendment No. 1-2016: APPROVAL OF ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS(To keep the TNAFP Bylaws Compliant with the AAFP Bylaws as required)

Introduced By: Ernest Jones M.D., President, On Behalf of the Tennessee AFP Board of Directors

TO AMEND THE BYLAWS of the Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians in Chapter I, Section 2 (A) 2, by changing the language to language adopted by the 2015 AAFP Congress of Delegates.

ACTIVE A. Active Members. 2. Application and Approval. Applications for active membership shall be in a form prescribed by the Board. Election to active membership shall be by the Board of directors, or its designee, of such constituent chapter, or in cases in which such member practices or resides where no constituent chapter exists, then by the Board. made by the AAFP Board or its designee. Action Taken: Approved

Amendment No. 2-2016: APPROVAL OF SUPPORTING MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS(To keep the TNAFP Bylaws Compliant with the AAFP Bylaws as required)


TO AMEND THE BYLAWS of the Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians in Chapter I, Section 2 (G) 2, by changing the language to language adopted by the 2015 AAFP Congress of Delegates.

Proposed ChangesSUPPORTING G. Supporting Members. 2. Application and Approval. Applications for supporting membership shall be in a form prescribed by the Board. Election to supporting membership shall be by the Board of directors, or its designee, if such exists, then by the Board. made by the AAFP Board or its designee.Action Taken: Approved

Amendment No. 3-2016: CLARIFICATION OF AAFP’S INITIAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF ALL MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS(To keep the TNAFP Bylaws Compliant with the AAFP Bylaws as required)


TO AMEND THE BYLAWS of the Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians in Chapter I, Section 5, by changing the language to language adopted by the 2015 AAFP Congress of Delegates.

Proposed ChangesACCEPTANCE Section 5. Acceptance of Membership. Acceptance of membership in the AAFP and the TNAFP shall constitute an agreement by such member to comply with the Bylaws thereof and to recognize the Board as the sole and only judge of the right to be or remain a member; provided, however, that if such membership in the AAFP is conferred by virtue of membership in a constituent chapter in accordance with these Bylaws, the Board of such constituent chapter shall be the judge of such member’s right to be or remain a member, subject to any applicable right of appeal provided in these Bylaws.


Amendments to the Constitution & Bylaws Adopted by 2016 Tennessee AFP Congress


California Academy of Family Physicians

Bethel University PA Program

New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians

North Carolina Academy ofFamily Physicians/Spire Learning

(Supported by Educational Grant from Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A. Inc.;

Educational Grant from Anacor Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Educational Grant from Amgen and Novartis.)

Southeast United DairyIndustry Association, Inc.

State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company

Takoma Regional Hospital

Tennessee Academy ofFamily Physicians’ Foundation

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

EXHIBITORS: The Tennessee AFP wishes to express

its most sincere appreciation and gratitude

to each and every exhibiting company at

our 68th Annual Scientific Assembly in

Gatlinburg:

• Abbvie

• Alzheimer’s Tennessee

• American Cancer Society

• atom Alliance

• Bearden Behavioral Health

• Bethel University PA Program

• BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee

• Bradford Health Services

• Bureau of TennCare –

EHR Incentive Program

• Cumberland Center for

Healthcare Innovation

• Cumberland Pediatric Foundation

• EmCare

• EmCare Physician Services

• ETSU

• Farragut ENT & Allergy

• Hospital Corporation of America

• LeBonheur Children’s Hospital

• Lilly, USA

• Novartis Pharmaceuticals

• Pathgroup

• Pathology Partners

• Pfizer Vaccines

• Quest Diagnostics

• Rural Health Association of Tennessee

• Sanofi Pasteur

• SkyMed

• State Volunteer Mutual Insurance

Company

• Summit Strategic Solutions

• Takeda Pharmaceuticals

• Takoma Regional Hospital

• TeamHealth

• Tennessee Beef Industry Council

• Tennessee Chapter of the American

Academy of Pediatrics

• Tenn. Dept. of Health, Communicable

& Environmental Diseases &

Emergency Preparedness

• Tennessee Rural Partnership

• United Allergy Services

• United Healthcare

• University of Tennessee Family Medi-

cine Residency Program Jackson, TN

• UT Graduate Medical Education

• Vanderbilt University Medical Center

When representatives of these com-

panies visit your offices, please express

to them your appreciation for their

support of your Tennessee Academy

of Family Physicians. The TNAFP

Annual Assembly would not be

possible without their support!

As the year comes to an end, we’d like to offer a very sincere ”thank you” to those companies who provided outstanding support

to the Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians during 2016. This support includes support of TNAFP educational CME programs,

function sponsorships held in conjunction with TNAFP CME programs, Tar Wars financial support and advertising in your quarterly

journal, Tennessee Family Physician.

SILVER SUPPORTER ($10,000 to $15,000 total 2016 support):Vanderbilt Medical Center

BRONZE SUPPORTER ($5,000 to $10,000 total 2016 support):State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

The Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians expresses its appreciation to the following for support received:

68th Annual Scientific Assembly

VERY SINCERE THANK YOU TO OUR OUTSTANDING TENNESSEE AFP SUPPORTERS FOR 2016


Congratulations to TNAFP medical student member, Margaret Smith of ETSU Quillen College of Medicine, on her appointment as an AAFP Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG) Network Regional Coordinator.

Important: The Tennessee AFP has a new website. Please check your TNAFP website often for informa-tion and updates. www.tnafp.org

Like the Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians – TNAFP on Facebook! You may miss important updates and information if you don’t. There is a link from the new TNAFP website to the TNAFP Facebook page.

Lee Carter, M.D., Huntingdon, TNAFP Delegate to the AAFP Congress, was selected to serve as the “Sergeant-at-Arms” at the 2016 AAFP Congress in Orlando.

T. Scott Holder, M.D., Winchester, TNAFP Delegate to the AAFP Congress, was selected to serve on the 2016 AAFP Rules Committee of the AAFP Congress.

R. Wes Dean, M.D., Powell, TNAFP Alternate Delegate to the AAFP Con-gress, was selected to serve as Liaison to the Reference Committee on Practice Enhancement at the 2016 AAFP Congress.

Jacqueline Woeppel is the TMA’s out-reach consultant, funded under a grant

contract with the State of Tennessee. Ms. Woeppel offers a range of free resources to assist physicians in under-standing the Tennessee Health Care Innovative Initiative and successfully adapt to new payment models with-out disrupting business operation or patient care. Email Ms. Woeppel at [email protected], or, call 615-460-1651.

Mark these dates on your 2017 Calendar now!• Tennessee AFP Practice Enhancement Seminar – February 25, Cool Springs Embassy Suites, Franklin• Tennessee AFP 69th Annual Scientific Assembly – October 24-27, Park Vista Doubletree Hotel, Gatlinburg

LEADERS ON THE MOVE I N F O R M AT I O NF O R M E M B E R S

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he Tennessee Tar Wars program

announces the 2017 Tennessee

Tar Wars Poster Contest to be

held on Sunday, February 26, at 2:00

p.m., at the Cool Springs Embassy Suites,

Franklin, Tennessee.

Tennessee’s first place winner will

receive a cash award, plus a paid trip

overnight to Nashville to be recognized

at the Tennessee Legislature. Tennessee’s

2nd place through 5th place winners

and honorable mention winners will

receive cash awards.

If you have posters to submit, please

note posters must be received by the

Tennessee AFP office by February 5,

2016, and also, note the requirements

below for submission of posters to the

Tennessee State Poster Contest:

• Only 4th and 5th grade students

who have had the Tar Wars presenta-

tion are eligible to submit posters

for the contest.

• All poster entries must have a com-

pleted “School Poster Entry Form”

and a completed “Authorized Release

Form” submitted with each poster

entry. No poster will be accepted

without both forms completed. Note:

Do NOT staple, glue or tape entry

forms to the backs of posters.

• All posters must incorporate creative

and original artword and ideas.

Depictions of cartoon, video games

and movie/television characters;

celebrities; movie themes; past poster

designs—do NOT constitute creativity

and originality.

• Posters must deliver a clear and

positive message about being tobacco

free. Death themes and art displaying

negative health consequences—

cigarettes, ashtrays, coffins, people

smoking, etc.—are NOT considered

positive messages and will NOT be

accepted. (*A small “no smoking

symbol” is acceptable.)

• Computer clip art, pictures from

magazines and other print media or

any other copyrighted brand or

product images will NOT be accepted.

• All posters submitted for the Tennessee

State Tar Wars Poster Contest will

NOT be returned.

• All poster entries, with completed

“Entry Form” and “Release Form”

must be received by the Tennessee Tar

Wars program by February 3, 2017

for inclusion in the Tennessee State

Poster Contest.

• You are requested to submit no more

than one poster per school.

If you are interested in teaching Tar

Wars in your local 4th and/or 5th grade

classrooms, a teaching guide and Tennessee

AFP-required submission forms (“Autho-

rized Release” form and “Poster Entry”

form) can be printed from the TNAFP

website at www.tnafp.org under the “Tar

Wars” tab. It takes approximately one hour

to teach one Tar Wars class. Please, consider

providing this service to one or more of

your local 4th and 5th grade classrooms.

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TENNESSEE AFP MEMBERS ATTENTION:

If you are looking for a partner or a practice

location, send information, preferably by email as an

MS Word attachment, to [email protected], or by

mail to Tennessee AFP, 212 Overlook Circle, Suite 201,

Brentwood, TN 37027, or by fax to 615-370-5199.

Information for practice opportunities will be

accepted only from TNAFP members and will be

placed in the Tennessee Family Physician at no charge.

You are required to include your name, address

and/or telephone number and/or fax number and/or

email address, as contact concerning opportunities

will be made directly between interested parties,

and not through the Tennessee AFP.

Information will be placed in four (4) editions,

unless the Tennessee AFP is notified otherwise.

Deadline for the next issue (Spring, 2017) is

January 27, 2017.

• Locum Tenens Sought: Seeking short-term Locum Tenens positions in

Urgent Care, EDs or office practice. Dale C. Betterton, MD, FAAFP,

ABFM, BLS, PALS, ATLS, ALSO. [email protected] or

865-207-9011.

• West Tennessee Healthcare is seeking BE/BC physician for a new clinic

opportunity in Lexington, TN: Outstanding sub-specialty backup and

top notch Hospitalist support. Part of a large not-for-profit healthcare

system with Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Geographi-

cally, Lexington is located midway between Memphis and Nashville.

We have an excellent school system. There are abundant opportunities

for outdoor recreation within the county including several lakes suitable

for boating and fishing and access to Natchez Trace State Park. Salary

plus WRVU production and competitive benefit package offered.

Recruiting incentives include a sign-on bonus or educational stipend,

relocation, and up to $90k over three years in student loan repayment.

If you are interested, please contact Leah Gilliam, M.D. Cell number:

731-614-7957. E-mail (preferred): [email protected].

TENNESSEE AFP MEMBERS: POST YOUR PRACTICE OPPORTUNITIES AT NO COST


Deadline for nominations for both awards will be May 15, 2017.

Contact the Tennessee AFP office for a nomination packet with forms for both awards.

“FAMILY PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD”Any member in good standing of the Tennessee AFP who has made an outstanding contribution to Family Medicine, to the

advancement of health and/or medical training and medical education is eligible for nomination for this Award.

Nominations can only be made by members in good standing of the Tennessee Academy.

The following support data is REQUIRED in addition to a completed Nomination Form for each nominee:

1) Updated curriculum-vitae

2) Current photograph of the nominee,

3) Up to five (5) pages of additional support documentation, such as personal letters or testimonials.

All nominees MUST be a current member in good standing of the Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians.

“JOHN S. DERRYBERRY M.D. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD”The Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians’ “Distinguished Service Award” was established to recognize outstanding and distin-

guished service by a physician or by a non-physician demonstrating exemplary leadership, character, and/or dedication to community

involvement. In 1998 the “Distinguished Service Award” was renamed the “John S. Derryberry, M.D. Distinguished Service Award”

in honor of the late John S. Derryberry, M.D., Shelbyville, who served the TNAFP and AAFP with honor and distinction from 1964

until his passing in 1998. Doctor Derryberry served as President of the American AFP in 1979.

Nominations received should be for persons who deserve recognition of their outstanding service or contribution to the advancement

of Family Medicine, to the Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians, or to the public welfare on Family Medicine’s behalf, whether

of a civic, scientific, or special service nature.

Nominees are NOT required to be members of the Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians.

Any member of the Tennessee AFP in good standing may nominate a possible recipient for this Award for consideration by the

Tennessee AFP Board of Directors.

The following support data is REQUIRED, in addition to a completed Nomination Form, for each nominee:

1. A detailed statement of the scientific, cultural, or special service justification for the nomination.

2. Biographical information on the nominee to include a recent black and white photograph.

3. Education and training of nominee.

4. Professional history, contributions to Family Medicine, and special appointments.

5. Substantial evidence of merit including printed material, publications, articles, or other citations or relevant supporting documents.

It’s Never Too Early to Start Thinking About Nomineesfor the 2017 Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians’

“Family Physician of the Year Award” and“John S. Derryberry M.D., Distinguished Service Award”


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